Below is the Northern Illinois Sports Beat "Coverage Area." Note that the coverage
area may be different from what YOU consider "area." The "NISB Area," or "area"
in NISB writings refers to this list.
Generally, the area consists of everything:
-South of the Wisconsin State Line
-North of US Route 6 (towns ON it are covered)
-East of the Mississippi River
-West of US Route 14, then Illinois 23, and then (going south) the County Line,
Route 38, and Illinois 47 (towns ON them are covered)
However, there are some exceptions to this area. These are made possible by two
rules determining the coverage area.
1) NCIC Rule - Any school in the North Central Illinois Conference (NCIC) is
considered "coverage area." This is because NISB's historical lineage dates back
to NCIC Preps, a website started in 1997. In the event of a conference split, the
two-or-more conferences resulting will also fall under this rule - for first generation
only. Chillicothe IVC is considered in the coverage area.
2) One-Out Rule - In regards to the current coverage area, if there is only one
school in a conference that falls outside the borders, the school is considered a
coverage area school. Kewanee (Three Rivers), Richmond-Burton (Big
Northern) and Streator (NIB 12) are considered in the coverage area.
Note: Technically, Rock Island and Rock Island Alleman fall on the other side of
Route 6, but on the right side of the Mississippi River. These two are included in
the coverage area.
HERE'S THE AREA (94 schools):
All of Jo Daviess County: East Dubuque, Galena, Galena Tri-State Christian,
River Ridge, Scales Mound, Stockton, Warren
All of Stephenson County: Dakota, Freeport, Freeport Aquin, Lena-Winslow,
Orangeville, Pearl City
All of Winnebago County: Durand, Harlem, Hononegah, Pecatonica, South
Beloit, Winnebago
All of Rockford: Auburn, Berean Baptist, Boylan, Christian, Christian Life, East,
Guilford, Jefferson, Keith, Lutheran
All of Boone County: Belvidere, Belvidere North, North Boone
McHenry County: Harvard, Marengo, Richmond-Burton
All of DeKalb County: DeKalb, Genoa-Kingston, Hiawatha, Hinckley-Big Rock,
Indian Creek, Sandwich, Somonauk, Sycamore, Sycamore Cornerstone Christian
All of Ogle County: Byron, Forreston, Oregon, Polo, Rochelle, Stillman Valley
All of Lee County: Amboy, Ashton-Franklin Center, Dixon, Dixon Faith Christian,
Paw Paw
All of Whiteside County: Erie, Fulton, Fulton Unity, Morrison, Prophetstown,
Rock Falls, Sterling, Sterling Christian, Sterling Newman
All of Carroll County: Eastland, Milledgeville, West Carroll
Rock Island County: East Moline UT, Moline, Quad Cities Christian, Riverdale,
Rock Island, Rock Island Alleman
Henry County: Annawan, Geneseo, Kewanee
All of Bureau County: Bureau Valley, Hall, La Moille, Ohio, Princeton
All of LaSalle County: Earlville, LaSalle-Peru, Leland, Mendota, Ottawa, Ottawa
Marquette, Peru St. Bede, Seneca, Serena, Streator
Grundy County: Morris
Kendall County: Plano, Newark, Yorkville
Kane County: Burlington Central, Kaneland
Peoria County: Chillicothe IVC
EXTENDED AREA SCHOOLS: These schools either were former coverage area
schools, schools in a conference with at least one school in the coverage area, or
non-area schools that co-op with a coverage area school.
These schools usually are given more priority in a piece that includes non-area
schools. There are even some non-Illinois schools in this list.
Alden-Hebron, AlWood, Arlington Heights Christian Liberty, Batavia, Benton
(Wisc.), Cambridge, Cedar Rapids Cedar Valley Christian (Iowa), Coal City,
DePue, Dwight, Galesburg, Galva, Gardner-South Wilmington, Geneva, Glenbard
South, Henry, Hampshire, Huntley, IMSA, Johnsburg, Knoxville, Lake Forest
Academy, Lisle, Low Point-Washburn, Luthers North and South, Manteno, Mercer
County, Monmouth-Roseville, Monmouth United, Mooseheart, Orion, Peoria
Christian, Princeville, Putnam County, Quincy, Reed-Custer, Richmond-Burton,
Roanoke-Benson, Rockridge, ROWVA, Sciota West Prairie, Sherrard, Stark
County, Streator Woodland, Varna Midland, West Central, Westminster Christian,
Westmont, Wethersfield, Wilmington, Winnetka North Shore Country Day and
Woodstock.
area may be different from what YOU consider "area." The "NISB Area," or "area"
in NISB writings refers to this list.
Generally, the area consists of everything:
-South of the Wisconsin State Line
-North of US Route 6 (towns ON it are covered)
-East of the Mississippi River
-West of US Route 14, then Illinois 23, and then (going south) the County Line,
Route 38, and Illinois 47 (towns ON them are covered)
However, there are some exceptions to this area. These are made possible by two
rules determining the coverage area.
1) NCIC Rule - Any school in the North Central Illinois Conference (NCIC) is
considered "coverage area." This is because NISB's historical lineage dates back
to NCIC Preps, a website started in 1997. In the event of a conference split, the
two-or-more conferences resulting will also fall under this rule - for first generation
only. Chillicothe IVC is considered in the coverage area.
2) One-Out Rule - In regards to the current coverage area, if there is only one
school in a conference that falls outside the borders, the school is considered a
coverage area school. Kewanee (Three Rivers), Richmond-Burton (Big
Northern) and Streator (NIB 12) are considered in the coverage area.
Note: Technically, Rock Island and Rock Island Alleman fall on the other side of
Route 6, but on the right side of the Mississippi River. These two are included in
the coverage area.
HERE'S THE AREA (94 schools):
All of Jo Daviess County: East Dubuque, Galena, Galena Tri-State Christian,
River Ridge, Scales Mound, Stockton, Warren
All of Stephenson County: Dakota, Freeport, Freeport Aquin, Lena-Winslow,
Orangeville, Pearl City
All of Winnebago County: Durand, Harlem, Hononegah, Pecatonica, South
Beloit, Winnebago
All of Rockford: Auburn, Berean Baptist, Boylan, Christian, Christian Life, East,
Guilford, Jefferson, Keith, Lutheran
All of Boone County: Belvidere, Belvidere North, North Boone
McHenry County: Harvard, Marengo, Richmond-Burton
All of DeKalb County: DeKalb, Genoa-Kingston, Hiawatha, Hinckley-Big Rock,
Indian Creek, Sandwich, Somonauk, Sycamore, Sycamore Cornerstone Christian
All of Ogle County: Byron, Forreston, Oregon, Polo, Rochelle, Stillman Valley
All of Lee County: Amboy, Ashton-Franklin Center, Dixon, Dixon Faith Christian,
Paw Paw
All of Whiteside County: Erie, Fulton, Fulton Unity, Morrison, Prophetstown,
Rock Falls, Sterling, Sterling Christian, Sterling Newman
All of Carroll County: Eastland, Milledgeville, West Carroll
Rock Island County: East Moline UT, Moline, Quad Cities Christian, Riverdale,
Rock Island, Rock Island Alleman
Henry County: Annawan, Geneseo, Kewanee
All of Bureau County: Bureau Valley, Hall, La Moille, Ohio, Princeton
All of LaSalle County: Earlville, LaSalle-Peru, Leland, Mendota, Ottawa, Ottawa
Marquette, Peru St. Bede, Seneca, Serena, Streator
Grundy County: Morris
Kendall County: Plano, Newark, Yorkville
Kane County: Burlington Central, Kaneland
Peoria County: Chillicothe IVC
EXTENDED AREA SCHOOLS: These schools either were former coverage area
schools, schools in a conference with at least one school in the coverage area, or
non-area schools that co-op with a coverage area school.
These schools usually are given more priority in a piece that includes non-area
schools. There are even some non-Illinois schools in this list.
Alden-Hebron, AlWood, Arlington Heights Christian Liberty, Batavia, Benton
(Wisc.), Cambridge, Cedar Rapids Cedar Valley Christian (Iowa), Coal City,
DePue, Dwight, Galesburg, Galva, Gardner-South Wilmington, Geneva, Glenbard
South, Henry, Hampshire, Huntley, IMSA, Johnsburg, Knoxville, Lake Forest
Academy, Lisle, Low Point-Washburn, Luthers North and South, Manteno, Mercer
County, Monmouth-Roseville, Monmouth United, Mooseheart, Orion, Peoria
Christian, Princeville, Putnam County, Quincy, Reed-Custer, Richmond-Burton,
Roanoke-Benson, Rockridge, ROWVA, Sciota West Prairie, Sherrard, Stark
County, Streator Woodland, Varna Midland, West Central, Westminster Christian,
Westmont, Wethersfield, Wilmington, Winnetka North Shore Country Day and
Woodstock.
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